Sam Albrecht works at Counter-Form in Marshfield. The city ranked high for access to jobs in a study that placed Marshfield among the top 10 cities to raise a family in Wisconsin.

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The combination of excellent schools, low cost of housing and living and a stable local economy are the main factors placing Marshfield among the top 10 cities to raise a family in Wisconsin.

A study of all cities with populations higher than 15,000 was conducted by NerdWallet, an independent online financial literacy site, which placed Marshfield as the eighth best community to raise a family.

The study compared 51 Wisconsin cities, with Muskego ranking first, followed by Oconomowoc and Germantown, said Mike Anderson, the study's analyst based in San Francisco. ...